Humanitarian Mine Action and IEDs

Abstract

Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA) has been operational in improvised explosive device (IED) clearance in Hamdaniya, Iraq, since January 2017. Additionally, MAG (Mines Advisory Group) has operated in the same area clearing IEDs since September 2015 and has had operations in many parts of both Iraq and Syria. Other nongovernmental organizations (NGO) clearing IEDs include Handicap International and the Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (FSD). Without question, IED clearance is now an established part of humanitarian mine action (HMA). Yet this does not mean HMA should adopt the full spectrum of IED disposal (IEDD) operations. Rather, NGOs can provide invaluable capacity only within the appropriate humanitarian context.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1057646

Entities

People

  • Craig Mcinally
  • Hans Risser

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Anti-Personnel Weapons
  • Eastern Europe
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Governments
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Improvised Weapons
  • Land Mines
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Munitions Testing
  • Nato
  • Public Administration
  • Small Arms
  • Unexploded Ammunition

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.